“…Fresh analyses of films are included along with insightful studies of Huston's oft-overlooked literary adaptations. …”

“…The book's focus is on fictional feature films produced within Spain and beyond its borders between the 1940s and the early years of the twenty-first century - including Hollywood blockbusters, East European films, the work of the avant garde in Paris and films produced under Franco's censorial dictatorship…”

“…Diver for 20 years and based in French Polynesia the last 10 years, Denis Lagrange hasextensive experience filming pelagic fish, especially sharks. Lagrange has made films inmany places around the world. …”